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when we come back, why not clemency for edward snowden. there's only so much you can do to prepare for an all-out assault like that. we hunkered down, we braced ourselves... we just didn't have the numbers on the ground. what did we do? we used our navy federal cashrewards card to fly in reinforcements. nana. hoooaah! alright nana! 4 million members. 4 million stories. navy federal credit union. >>> issue 2, whistleblower or felon. the editorial board of the new york times has decisively weighed in on the case of edward snowden, the former nsa, that's national security agency, contractor who seven monthsing a leaked reames of information about nsa's surveillance programs to the press, and by proxy to the world. mr. snowden fled the u.s., first to hong kong, then to moscow where he has temporary asylum. the u.s. government has charged mr. snowden with espionage and theft. this past thursday the new york times described mr. snowden as a whistleblower, not a criminal. "considering the enormous value of information he has revealed mr. snowden
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snowden enabled us to do. >> maybe you would sign up for the lawsuit. >> edward snowden is in exile now. knowing him well and knowing the things he knows and maybe haven't been released yet, would you suggest he come back to face accuser or so stay where he is because who knows what would happen if he were to come back is this. >> here is the problem. if you are a whistleblower as he considers himself to be and other people do, too. you would want to come back if you could go into court and say, i disclose ed this classified information because i believe it revealed wrongdoing on the part of the u.s. government and law breaking. i was justified as a whistle blower in doing that. the way the justice department created the law is if you are charged with violations you are not permitted to argue that you were justified in exposing the information because it revealed serious law breaking on the part of the government. it is not a fair fight. you are barred from going in making that defense. if he thought he could get a fair trial, that the justice system would fairly treat him and test that
snowden enabled us to do. >> maybe you would sign up for the lawsuit. >> edward snowden is in exile now. knowing him well and knowing the things he knows and maybe haven't been released yet, would you suggest he come back to face accuser or so stay where he is because who knows what would happen if he were to come back is this. >> here is the problem. if you are a whistleblower as he considers himself to be and other people do, too. you would want to come back if you could go...
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dwawrn edward snowden gets a plea deal. and sex abuse for priests is out of jail. and the lord of the piracy rings. check the most illegally downloaded entertainment of 2013. hello o&m sheila macvicar sitting in for antonio mora. looming deadline for yet another u.s. brokered deal to resolve the conflict twin israelis and palestinians. secretary of state john kerry is in israeli to meet prime minister benjamin netanyahu. secretary of state kerry says he hoapped thhoped to use the meetn agreed framework. >> an agreed framework would be a significant break through. it would address all of the core issues we have been addressing since day 1 including borders, security, refugees, jerusalem, neutral recognition and the end of conflict and of all claims. >> but after president boost -- abbas celebrated the return of palestinian prisoners, committed to peace? >> a few days alert in ramallah, president abbas, to glory the murders of innocent women and men as zeros is an outrage. >> joining me from washington, d.c, ambassador thomas pickering pickering, a veteran diplomat.
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snowden first the guardian's editorial board on wednesday made a case for a pardon of edward snowden arguing mr snowden through journalists in the absence of meaningful reliable democratic oversight have given people enough knowledge about the nature of modern intelligence gathering to allow an informed debate then on the other side of the atlantic on the same day on new years the new york times also praised snowden calling him a whistleblower and saying when someone reveals that government officials have routinely and deliberately broken the law that person should not face life in prison at the hands of the same government president obama should tell his aides to begin finding a way to end mr snowden's vilification and give him an incentive to return home. the new york times went on to bullet point several of the n.s.a. violations as revealed by edward snowden including the hacking of data links that google and yahoo the efforts to undermine encrypt and proof that the director of national intelligence james clapper lied to congress last march when he said the n.s.a. was not collecti
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edward snowden is a whistleblower or traitor? >> well, i don't like to get into the use of terminology, this or that or particularly inflammatory language. i think two things are clear. the first is that it has been overreaching on the part of our security agencies, technology outran reasoned judgment, in my view, and i think there will be corrections made. that won't be the first time in the history that has occurred and i think it will be a valuable thing. the second thing that is clear is that edward snowden broke the law, and so while there clearly have been benefits, i think there also has to be accountability and the phrase that they use and that you put out well should be clemency and plea bargain. those are two different things. >> i guess if you feel like the nsa has overstepped its bounds a little bit, you know, a lot of people who have that same viewpoint are now suggesting that maybe he should deserve some kind of leniency or something in exchange for his return back to the united states. you think that's reasonable?
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whistleblower edward snowden. earlier this morning and marie slaughter used to work as the state department's director of policy planning said on twitter that she agrees with the new york times. slaughter was of course referencing a new york times editorial board opinion piece published on wednesday that called on the obama administration to either pardon snowden or offer him a plea bargain at a tauriel argued that because of the enormous value of the information he has revealed in the abuses he has exposed mr snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile fear and flight it is time for the united states to offer mr snowden a plea bargain or some form of clemency that would allow him to return home that's an editorial also said that in respect in retrospect mr snowden was clearly justified in believing that the only way to blow the whistle on this kind of intelligence gathering was to expose it to the public and let the resulting fear or do the work is superiors would not. a similar editorial published in
whistleblower edward snowden. earlier this morning and marie slaughter used to work as the state department's director of policy planning said on twitter that she agrees with the new york times. slaughter was of course referencing a new york times editorial board opinion piece published on wednesday that called on the obama administration to either pardon snowden or offer him a plea bargain at a tauriel argued that because of the enormous value of the information he has revealed in the abuses...
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it's no mystery why edward snowden hasn't booked a flight home to the u.s. yet. two prominent papers say the government should forgive him. >>> also in national news, after he did not show up for mass, a beloved priest was found dead in his church's rectory. police say he was murdered. who did it, and why? >>> good afternoon. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we begin with the national lead. if you've still got house guests from the holidays lingering in your home that you want to get rid of, i regret to tell you may have missed your window. 100 million people are in the path of a wintry blast in 22 states. we're talking blizzard-like conditions here, inch upon inch of snow, sub-zero temperatures that will make you want to wrap yourself up before leaving the house. more than 1700 flights are canceled all across the country. parts of illinois have already gotten a foot of snow. it has been falling in chicago and other areas on and off and when it moves out, people there will still have to suffer bitterly cold temperatures. a nor'easter is brewing off the eas
it's no mystery why edward snowden hasn't booked a flight home to the u.s. yet. two prominent papers say the government should forgive him. >>> also in national news, after he did not show up for mass, a beloved priest was found dead in his church's rectory. police say he was murdered. who did it, and why? >>> good afternoon. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we begin with the national lead. if you've still got house guests from the holidays lingering in your...
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. >> edward snowden to end his compile in russia and return to the u.s. the board wrote, and i quote, it is time for the united states to offer mr. snowden a plea bargain or some cienlt of clemency that would allow him to return home and face at least substantially reduced punishment in light of his role as a whistle blower. but in calling for clemency for snowden, the times went against many elected leaders starting with president obama. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. >> he's a trait. the disclosure of this information puts americans at risk. it shows our adversaries what our capabilities are. and it's a giant violation of the law. >> i don't think he meets the legal definition of being a traitor according to our constitution but he certainly has done a very, very bad thing. >> he has disclosed programs that make it easier for terrorists overseas and the first people who are going to feel that damage are our soldiers in afghanistan. >> the strength of leaking that, yes, that would be a prosecutable offense. and i think he should be prosecute
. >> edward snowden to end his compile in russia and return to the u.s. the board wrote, and i quote, it is time for the united states to offer mr. snowden a plea bargain or some cienlt of clemency that would allow him to return home and face at least substantially reduced punishment in light of his role as a whistle blower. but in calling for clemency for snowden, the times went against many elected leaders starting with president obama. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot....
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but what, if anything, would snowden agree to? joining us now is legal advisor to edward snowden. jecelyn, just to get us started here, when is the last time you spoke with edward snowden and how is he doing these days in russia? >> we speak regularly by encryption and he's doing great. he's doing very well. >> i guess you have probably seen in the "new york times" and "the guardian" the last couple days that those newspapers have called for some sort of plea bargain or clemency for edward snowden. what is your sense as to whether or not he would be agreeable to something like that? would he be agreeable to coming back to the united states, admitting some guilt in exchange for some leniency? >> i can't get into plea bargain negotiations, really, on the air but he certainly would love to come back to the united states if the conditions were right, and i think some sort of pardon or amnesty would be appropriate, and again, if there were conditions attached to that amnesty, that's not something i can speculate about really, but he would definitely be amenable under conditions such as
but what, if anything, would snowden agree to? joining us now is legal advisor to edward snowden. jecelyn, just to get us started here, when is the last time you spoke with edward snowden and how is he doing these days in russia? >> we speak regularly by encryption and he's doing great. he's doing very well. >> i guess you have probably seen in the "new york times" and "the guardian" the last couple days that those newspapers have called for some sort of plea...
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edward snowden shouldn't get clemency. he shouldn't because he went into a job intending to steal secrets. he promised, he signed a contract to keep those secrets. instead he stole them. he revealed them. after he did that or before he did that, he left the country instead of like i said sticking around to face the music. unlike, for example, daniel elsburg who allowed himself to be subjected to prosecution. while i think "the new york times" has been right, there's been some value in the public discussion and the revelations. that we will grant him clemency. wouldn't just be ridiculous to award snowden from being a fugitive from justice. it would encourage every other who thinks about spilling government -- >> that was the first reaction i had. what kind of a precedent do we set? now you're empowering everything who works in the intelligence field, the military, industrial complex. whatever you'd like to call it. if they perceive it as a constitutional violation, they can step forward, put everything on line. what of that
edward snowden shouldn't get clemency. he shouldn't because he went into a job intending to steal secrets. he promised, he signed a contract to keep those secrets. instead he stole them. he revealed them. after he did that or before he did that, he left the country instead of like i said sticking around to face the music. unlike, for example, daniel elsburg who allowed himself to be subjected to prosecution. while i think "the new york times" has been right, there's been some value in...
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two major newspapers are calling for clemency for edward snowden. we'll examine the legal and political implications of this, coming up. my name is jenny, and i quit smoking with chantix. before chantix, i tried to quit probably about five times. it werent an the other times i tried to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. that helped me quit smoking. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix, and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental-health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these, stop chantix and see your doctor right away, as some can be life-threatening. tell your doctor if you have a history of
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that since edward snowden started releasing these leaked documents. the fact that he's in russia makes him different from other whistleblowers in the past. in the past, people who have done this type of thing have stayed in the country, been part of the debate. here he is in the protection of the russian secret service. is he not able to really move around very easily. i'm sure he wants to get out of there. coming back to the u.s., he would most likely be facing justice. the obama administration has had a very complicated view of this whole issue. on one hand, they welcomed the debate that has been started by these leaks. but at the same time, they're rejecting the idea that he deserves any kind of leniency or deserves, perhaps, some clemency. i asked the attorney general eric holder about this a few weeks ago. and i think we have some sound of what he said. >> it's not something that i would support. i think that he has clearly broken the law and harmed the nation that he claims to love. the conversation that we are engaged in is one that i think is
that since edward snowden started releasing these leaked documents. the fact that he's in russia makes him different from other whistleblowers in the past. in the past, people who have done this type of thing have stayed in the country, been part of the debate. here he is in the protection of the russian secret service. is he not able to really move around very easily. i'm sure he wants to get out of there. coming back to the u.s., he would most likely be facing justice. the obama...
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this mysterious figure revealed himself, edward snowden, and 29 years old, he was a computer systems administrator for booze alan hamilton for the national security agency. in the months that followed, he continued to leak information about america's intelligence gathering operations, explosive secrets, secrets about how the nsa may have broken federal privacy laws, misled the courts overseeing intelligence operations, the director of national intelligence seemed to mislead congress in this exchange with oregon senator ron widen in march of last year. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir. >> it does not? >> not wittingly. there are cases where they could inadvertently perhaps collect, but not wittingly. >> and more, much more. the revelations produced by edward snowden didn't just implicate the nsa and questionable domestic spying, spilled all sorts of secrets about intelligence operations overseas. some involving america's enemies. the presidential panel was formed to review the leaked information and suggest re
this mysterious figure revealed himself, edward snowden, and 29 years old, he was a computer systems administrator for booze alan hamilton for the national security agency. in the months that followed, he continued to leak information about america's intelligence gathering operations, explosive secrets, secrets about how the nsa may have broken federal privacy laws, misled the courts overseeing intelligence operations, the director of national intelligence seemed to mislead congress in this...
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intelligence world were rocked this year by the leaks from edward snowden. here's this week's front page of the "washington post." snowden was interviewed for hours by barbara gellerman and he said, quote, the mission is already accomplished, i already won. the questions remain for key plans in 2014. snowden's key adviser in the united states ben wizner joins me now. ben, good to meet you. >> good to be here. >> what happens legally when he says, mr. snowden, i've already won. there was a ruling in the u.s. district court that concluded t the following: no doubt the bulk telephoney met adata collection program vacuums up information about virtually every telephone call to, from or within the governments counter punch. the cost of missing such a threat could be horrific. the bulk telephone metadata is to reconstruct and eliminate al qaeda's terror network. so here's a district court judge disagreeing with another district court judge. if it's going to go to the supreme court, the u.s. court of appeals has to do something. is this where it's headed? >> it is,
intelligence world were rocked this year by the leaks from edward snowden. here's this week's front page of the "washington post." snowden was interviewed for hours by barbara gellerman and he said, quote, the mission is already accomplished, i already won. the questions remain for key plans in 2014. snowden's key adviser in the united states ben wizner joins me now. ben, good to meet you. >> good to be here. >> what happens legally when he says, mr. snowden, i've already...
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. >>> a major push for clemency for nsa leaker, edward snowden. "the new york times" editorial board saying enormous value lies in the information snowden has revealed and the abuses he has exposed. they write quote mr. snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight. he may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service. it is time for the united states to offer mr. snowden a plea bargain or some form of clemency that would allow him to return home. the "times" goes on to say snowden should have the hope to lead a life of advocating for greater privacy and intelligence oversight. snowden has temporary asylum in russia, he's charged with espionage and felony theft of government property involving close to two million government documents, u.s. officials have urged him to return and face those charges. >>> >>> 14 people were rushed to the hospital wednesday an after apartment building in downtown minneapolis caught fire after an explosion. minneapolis firefighters did the best they could to cont
. >>> a major push for clemency for nsa leaker, edward snowden. "the new york times" editorial board saying enormous value lies in the information snowden has revealed and the abuses he has exposed. they write quote mr. snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight. he may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service. it is time for the united states to offer mr. snowden a plea bargain or some form of clemency that...
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you think edward snowden ought to be exonerated here? >> absolutely. i think he, if it wasn't for him we wouldn't know so much we now know about the government surveillance program. and if the obama administration had been transparent the way that they said that they would be, that obama promised he would be, then edward snowden wouldn't have had to release all of this information. and i think he has done a public service and i don't think he should be punished for it. i think he should be absolutely given clemency. he shouldn't have to live his whole life on the run. jon: judy, what do you think? welcome this guy back home, throw him a tickertape parade down sixth avenue in new york? >> no, i don't think so, jon. i'm in between the kind of hero and traitor camps. there are people like kirsten who say, look, two out of three judges, federal district court judges have now said that this program that he called attention to is unconstitutional. the third disagreed. so he can be regard the as a whistle-blower. on the other hand, i don't think this country
you think edward snowden ought to be exonerated here? >> absolutely. i think he, if it wasn't for him we wouldn't know so much we now know about the government surveillance program. and if the obama administration had been transparent the way that they said that they would be, that obama promised he would be, then edward snowden wouldn't have had to release all of this information. and i think he has done a public service and i don't think he should be punished for it. i think he should...
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caller: edward snowden is my hero. --er the not see holocaust , the the nazi holocaust justices said that officials who said they were just following that you knewold what was right, you knew the higher law and edward snowden is following the higher law of giving us, of wanting us to have our privacy. i think that says it all. we need to give him clemency. he will come back to a hero's welcome. democrat. in boston, analysis, the final the people have to defend against the tyranny of bureaucracy. we have to be concerned not just just laws and art just people, but as some are here we have an agency with all this power and money that can spy on all of us and no backstops, nothing to say this is wrong. we have to take their word for it. -- for democracy to thrive and prosper, the people must be ever vigilant and that means we should have a right to make sure that these bureaucracies are not going beyond the power. hoover, when he was in power, misused his power. nothing stopped him. andust be very careful here eric snowden
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so should edward snowden face charges in the u.s.? i talked to cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and the aclu's ben wisner, a legal advisor to edward snowden. >> well, i think that "the new york times" makes the case very powerfully, and i urge your viewers to go to "the new york times" and see it. but i think it boils down to the following. the disclosures that mr. snowden is responsible for vastly improved a much, much needed public debate, both in the united states and around the world, the claims that they caused damage are hugely overblown. he had no alternative but to do it in the way that he did, because the people who were responsible for oversight of the programs already knew about what he reported and hadn't done anything about it. and the law under which he would be prosecuted if he would returned to the united states would not allow him to make a public interest defense, would not allow him to say what i just said, that these disclosures were valuable, that they didn't cause harm, that, in fact, they revealed program
so should edward snowden face charges in the u.s.? i talked to cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and the aclu's ben wisner, a legal advisor to edward snowden. >> well, i think that "the new york times" makes the case very powerfully, and i urge your viewers to go to "the new york times" and see it. but i think it boils down to the following. the disclosures that mr. snowden is responsible for vastly improved a much, much needed public debate, both in the united...
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the newspapers editorial board says edward snowden is a whistle-blower and it's time for the united states to offer the former nsa contractor a plea bargain or some form of clemency. the board writes in retrospect, mr. snowden was justified in blowing the whistle to expose it to the public and let him do the work his exteriors would not. >>> it's not clear whether anyone was hurt or died after an earthquake in southern iran. >>> the president of pakistan was supposed to be in court but they say he is sick and in the hospital on7 trial has been adjourned until month. ason. he faces life in pretty much or the death penalty. >>> in the meantime, violence once again tearing an egyptian city apart. two people killed wednesday in 200 supporters of morsi clashed with police. members of the broorgehotherhoo demanding¡vmreinstatement. they claim security forces opened fire on them. >>> this morning more than a dozen people are hospitalized after a massive new year day explosion happened in minneapolis. the blast triged a hugered a hu in an apartment building near downtown. police believe some of t
the newspapers editorial board says edward snowden is a whistle-blower and it's time for the united states to offer the former nsa contractor a plea bargain or some form of clemency. the board writes in retrospect, mr. snowden was justified in blowing the whistle to expose it to the public and let him do the work his exteriors would not. >>> it's not clear whether anyone was hurt or died after an earthquake in southern iran. >>> the president of pakistan was supposed to be in...
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. >> this issue of clemency also back in the news for edward snowden. the "new york times" said, considering the enormous value of the information he has revealed and the abuses he has exposed, mr. snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight. he may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service. i want to know where you stand on this. a couple of months ago, we talked about this, you said we didn't know enough then. on friday, it may be an idea for edward and james clapper to share a prison cell. is clemency for snowden now off the table as far as you're concerned? >> the reason i said that was to make a point that we can't selectively apply the law. so, james clapper did break a law and there is a prison season sentence for that, so did mr. snowden. i don't think that mr. snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. do i think it's okay to leak secrets and give up national secrets and things that could endanger lives? i don't think that's okay, either. the courts are now saying that what
. >> this issue of clemency also back in the news for edward snowden. the "new york times" said, considering the enormous value of the information he has revealed and the abuses he has exposed, mr. snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight. he may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service. i want to know where you stand on this. a couple of months ago, we talked about this, you said we didn't know enough then. on...
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the edward snowden saga continues. a shocking editorial, i think, from "the new york times" arguing that edward snowden is a whistle-blower, the editorial says he's done a great service for the country. and this editorial says it is time for the white house to offer him a plea bargain that would allow him to return here to the united states. we're joined by cnn political analyst and executive editor of the daily beast, john avlon. you said one of the biggest issues for the president would be to come to terms with the surveillance state. >> yes. >> those were your words. it seems to be a bigger question, would it be something he'd ever consider? would he consider granting edward snowden some kind of clemency. >> some kind of clemency, there's a lot of room in that statement. an absolution for what is objectively an act of treason, betrayal of oath, very unlikely a commander in chief will do that for edward snowden. given that he joined as a contractor, it appears with the intention of releasing these documents. however,
the edward snowden saga continues. a shocking editorial, i think, from "the new york times" arguing that edward snowden is a whistle-blower, the editorial says he's done a great service for the country. and this editorial says it is time for the white house to offer him a plea bargain that would allow him to return here to the united states. we're joined by cnn political analyst and executive editor of the daily beast, john avlon. you said one of the biggest issues for the president...
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snowden for leaking the information about the nsa's surveillance program. the times is say he did the program a great service and want the obama administration to give him a break. it says, when someone reveals government officials routinely and deliberately broken the law that person should not face life in prison at the hands of the same government. president obama should tell his aides to begin finding a way to end mr. snowden's vili indication and give him an incentive to return home. snowden has been living in russia for the last few months to avoid espionage charges. and the times think his should get some form of kleclemency. >> washington is full of people who broke the law by lying to congress, by engaging in illegal spying, by ordering the torture of prisoners. we haven't seen prosecutions of those officials and we haven't seen a lot of hand wringing about the precedent set by not prosecuting those people. let's not get on a high horse and say, oh dear, if we don't prosecute this person we're going to set a bad precedent. >> we'll talk with our cn
snowden for leaking the information about the nsa's surveillance program. the times is say he did the program a great service and want the obama administration to give him a break. it says, when someone reveals government officials routinely and deliberately broken the law that person should not face life in prison at the hands of the same government. president obama should tell his aides to begin finding a way to end mr. snowden's vili indication and give him an incentive to return home....
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can i begin where you finished on the source on edward snowden tvd yesterday we saw the congressional committee led by mike rogers and faf rejected the definition as a whistleblower and said that he was not a whistle-blower. what is your view of that because by rejecting that definition, of course we are seeing the simple question what is your view of that because then that leads to a whole set of consequences. secondly, on the federal court judgment, which you welcomed again congressional committee and dianne feinstein and others have been saying that it is met many judgments. this is an important judgment for us and our report because it depends to perhaps find for the first time this question of the data as you have been describing it as perhaps being significant, but something has happened. now, you welcome the judgment but we are now hearing voices and this is not significant. the judgment is not significant. tell us what you think. and finally, the issue about the guardian reaper that you've been doing and how do you answer that? the reporting is putting people in danger or it's
can i begin where you finished on the source on edward snowden tvd yesterday we saw the congressional committee led by mike rogers and faf rejected the definition as a whistleblower and said that he was not a whistle-blower. what is your view of that because by rejecting that definition, of course we are seeing the simple question what is your view of that because then that leads to a whole set of consequences. secondly, on the federal court judgment, which you welcomed again congressional...
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it's believed it is based on documents leaked by edward snowden and since he exposed the government's spying program the world has been debating whether he is a hero or a traitor. former national security director michael hayden told the "face the nation" is his opinion of snowden has changed for the worst. >> i used to say he was a defector and there is a history of defection to moscow and part of the stream. i'm drifting now with more harsh language. >> reporter: such as? >> such as traitor. >> reporter: based on what. >> in two weeks to german and brazilian government he offered to reveal more american secrets to the governments in return for something and the return was for asylum. >> reporter: and he was on "meet the press" and says the government's charges against snowden do not allow for a proper legal defense. >> the law under which mr. snowden is charged, the 1917 espionage act a world war i statute does not talk about leaks to the press and public interest and we can agree some of the information has been in the public interest and someone who sells secrets to an enemy for a
it's believed it is based on documents leaked by edward snowden and since he exposed the government's spying program the world has been debating whether he is a hero or a traitor. former national security director michael hayden told the "face the nation" is his opinion of snowden has changed for the worst. >> i used to say he was a defector and there is a history of defection to moscow and part of the stream. i'm drifting now with more harsh language. >> reporter: such...